Vironchaux is located on the Ponthieu Plateau between the Forêt de Crécy and the Authie Valley. Those choosing Vironchaux as a destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.
Landscape
Vironchaux is characterised by extensive, isolated farmsteads. Large expanses of arable land dominate the area around the village; pastureland still surrounds the villages, and the landscape is open and flat. The open meadow habitats on the outskirts of Vironchaux provide suitable living conditions for white storks and little owls.
The Forêt domaniale de Crécy in the vicinity of Vironchaux is open to the public. It contains 22 remarkable trees, including the Chêne des Ramolleux, which is said to be six centuries old. The Forêt domaniale de Crécy in the vicinity of Vironchaux is home to roe deer, wild boar, foxes, squirrels, woodcocks, pheasants, woodpeckers and buzzards.
Townscape and History
The isolated farmstead of Le Grand Mezoutre is already shown on the 18th-century Cassini map. The isolated farmstead of Le Tronquoi is also recorded in the 19th-century cadastre. Some traditional agricultural farmsteads from north-western Ponthieu can still be seen in Vironchaux today; many of them have been renovated while taking their original architectural typology into account.
The Church of Saint-Maurice in Vironchaux is believed to date from the 16th century and still has its cemetery. The wayside cross at the junction of Rue de Mezoutre and Rue Jacques Capet is part of Vironchaux's minor religious heritage and is associated with religious practices from the 19th century. Polychrome woodwork was created around 1526.
Hiking and Cycling
The Promenade du Bosquet Rond circular trail is a 12-kilometre, three-hour hike of moderate difficulty from Vironchaux through Machy and Régnière-Ecluse to the Forêt de Crécy. The sights mentioned along this circular trail include the church in Vironchaux, as well as a wooden cross and an iron cross on a brick barrel-vaulted structure.
In the surroundings of Vironchaux, the Forêt de Crécy has eight easy Petite-Randonnée circular trails marked in yellow or red, leading to remarkable trees, forest houses and monuments.
Les Vieux Chênes is a 49-kilometre cycling route of moderate difficulty: it takes three hours by road bike and electric bike, and four and a half hours by VTC and mountain bike. The Les Vieux Chênes cycle route provides a shortcut from Vironchaux towards Crécy-en-Ponthieu via Ferme Rossignol. In the wider surroundings of Vironchaux, the Les Vieux Chênes cycle route connects the Forêt de Crécy, the abbey and gardens of Valloires, the battlefield of Crécy, and the château and park of Régnière-Ecluse.
More town pages: Saigneville, Nesle, Boufflers, Saint-Léger-Lès-Authie, Quend, Valines, Buire-Courcelles, Roisel
